Editorial: Spring Valley's Jasmin, Desmaret must resign

7:24 PM,
May 1, 2013

Federal agents examine records at Spring Valley Village Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Village documents have been subpoenaed following a bribery scandal in which the mayor and deputy mayor have been charged.

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The mayor and deputy mayor of Spring Valley, both embroiled in a corruption scandal, are pretty busy these days - but not with village business. Mayor Noramie Jasmin is soliciting constituents to pay for her legal defense. At the same time, she submitted a village budget that failed to take into account the village's soaring legal fees. Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret is so busy he didn't show up for Tuesday's special meeting and budget vote.

It's understandable that Jasmin and Desmaret have a lot on their minds: Both were swept up in an elaborate federal corruption probe detailed April 2 by the ...